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LFM2.5-2.6B vs Muse Glimmer 30B

LFM2.5-2.6B (Liquid) and Muse Glimmer 30B (Meta) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 22 August 2026

As of 22 August 2026, LFM2.5-2.6B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#190 vs #191); LFM2.5-2.6B is cheaper per output token (Free/1M vs $1.10/1M); Muse Glimmer 30B offers the longer context window (131K vs 66K tokens); and Muse Glimmer 30B ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose LFM2.5-2.6B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #190 against #191 (16.1 vs 16.1 points).
  • API cost matters — Free/1M output tokens against $1.10/1M.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost Free/1M against $0.30/1M.
  • you want the more recently listed model — LFM2.5-2.6B was listed 11 August 2026, Muse Glimmer 30B 9 August 2026.

Choose Muse Glimmer 30B if…

  • you need the longer context window — 131K tokens against 66K.
  • you want to self-host: Muse Glimmer 30B ships open weights while LFM2.5-2.6B is restricted license.
  • you want provider choice — 5 listed API providers against 1.

LFM2.5-2.6B vs Muse Glimmer 30B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of LFM2.5-2.6B and Muse Glimmer 30B
FieldLFM2.5-2.6BLiquidMuse Glimmer 30BMeta
ModelCap Index position#190#191
Index score16.116.1
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokensFree$0.30
Output price / 1M tokensFree$1.10
Context window66K tokens131K tokens
Max output tokens8K131K
API providers listed15
Weight accessRestricted licenseOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText, Image
First listed11 August 20269 August 2026
PublisherLiquidMeta

Evidence: 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board · 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: LFM2.5-2.6B vs Muse Glimmer 30B

Public benchmark boards where LFM2.5-2.6B or Muse Glimmer 30B has a published result
BoardLFM2.5-2.6BMuse Glimmer 30BLeads
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis11.0intelligence-index—Only one result
WildClawBench OpenClawWildClawBench—47.6Only one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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LFM2.5-2.6B vs Muse Glimmer 30B: common questions

Is LFM2.5-2.6B better than Muse Glimmer 30B?

LFM2.5-2.6B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 22 August 2026: #190 against #191. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is LFM2.5-2.6B cheaper than Muse Glimmer 30B?

LFM2.5-2.6B is cheaper on output tokens: Free/1M against $1.10/1M. Input tokens are Free/1M for LFM2.5-2.6B and $0.30/1M for Muse Glimmer 30B. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, LFM2.5-2.6B or Muse Glimmer 30B?

Muse Glimmer 30B has the larger context window: 131K tokens against 66K.

Which is better for coding, LFM2.5-2.6B or Muse Glimmer 30B?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are LFM2.5-2.6B and Muse Glimmer 30B open-weight models?

LFM2.5-2.6B: Restricted license. Muse Glimmer 30B: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run LFM2.5-2.6B and Muse Glimmer 30B?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for LFM2.5-2.6B and 5 for Muse Glimmer 30B, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this LFM2.5-2.6B vs Muse Glimmer 30B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 22 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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